Based on most of the posts here, I can already tell that we'll be in different time zones. I can't guarantee that I can respond right away, so if you're looking for someone local or an instant 24/7 pocket companion? I'm telling you now: ohhh (inserttt your fiiirst name heeere) I'll turn youu offfff so, soo baaad!

Anyway, I was a kid obsessed with 90s pop culture when writing messages and anticipating for them by the mailbox were still a thing (how very r/LeWrongGeneration of me ikr)...so now I'd like to give that a shot by looking for someone interested with exchanging DMs (we can move to Telegram or WhatsApp only once it feels right). Yes this sounds like a catfish bait, but I've been catfished in dating apps that were supposedly developed for authenticity anyway. This time, I'd rather start things slow, easy, and free of expectations. You gotta ration out the lovebombs, ok?

Heads-up though: I haven't dipped a single toe back into the dating pool for years now. It's very rare for me to come across someone who has the qualities that I find attractive...and if I do, they're almost always: married, pretending to not be married, can only be shared, or panicking to start their lineage ASAP. Dating apps were no help either: so many alerts, content, decisions, small talks...so little time! So I gave up, got inspired by Mama Ru to prioritize self-love, and got carried away that I didn't notice that 4 years have already passed. Obviously I am a bit rusty now, so I'm giving extra effort to write this SOS as my way of testing the waters.

About me:

• 36F, single, into monogamy, and the only biological clock that concerns me is the one signaling Rainbow Bridge time for furbabies

• Fully-employed w/ a hybrid setup in a place I rent (so I guess I somewhat got my shit together)

• Venturing from one creative pursuit to another takes up most of my free time; I'm always itching to start a new passion project

• Vaccinated (the fact that we have to indicate this nowadays makes me anxious for other people's kids. Oh and I believe that the earth is round too)

• Introverted homebody. I can spend days at home unless it's time to go to the office, the gym, the vet, or the supermarket to buy meat-based protein. Although I enjoyed solo traveling in the past, right now I just feel content at home. (Solitude is soothing if you were an ugly duckling!)

• True crime is my go-to background noise when I WFH, just to lighten the mood

• Have sunk hours in open-world/RPG/tactical shooter/real-time strategy/simulation PC games in the past (single-player mode & easy to medium settings only, sorry to burst your bubble)

• The fact that I can live blissfully on my own is starting to scare me. I've finally realized that I don't want to die with just a dozen of my future cats by my side, all eagerly waiting for the fanciest of feasts to commence (it sure beats being used to fertilize an apple tree though!)

• I daydream about going on trips where I won't have to worry about my furbaby. Or about living closer to nature like a hermit (as long as there's wifi), where there are birds that can make her go ekekekek (and there's finally more space fit for her future canine scapegoat!)

• My toxic traits are: using the term "furbaby" unironically for a cat who owns tiny little pieces of clothing, and ordering tiny little pieces of clothing for a freaking cat on that Friday night when I was gifted with edible gummies (and yet I am secretly freaked out by people who use terms like "girldad" or "boymom". Weirdos)

• Looking for: a single monogamist man around my age or older (10yrs max. Don't worry, my non-interest for younger men will get its comeuppance if I need to write another post here when I'm 90), has his shit together to some degree, loves cats and dogs, makes an effort to improve or maintain his overall well-being, can handle the initial differences between us, has his own set of geeky hobbies, and is a fellow homebody whose idea of a good time outside does not include inviting me to a loud, crowded place where I'm expected to walk in fancy high heels (you'll have to buy them and bribe me first)

• I try not to overthink, but God I think this post is getting too long so I think I'll stop now DM me ok wait was the too demanding I think it was I dunno so bye